Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … male educational in Gambia
Gambia: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … male educational was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 136.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 61st of 66 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational … male educational in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4% | — |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +53.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +27.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +79.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +15.5% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.7%, 67% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More education data for Gambia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12,452 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 16,389 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 71,238 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77,061 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 369,783 (2021)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 442,901 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1569 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Gambia was 1.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Gambia ranks 61st out of 66 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release